title: Exposure of high resolution fetuses in advanced pregnant woman models at different stages of pregnancy to uniform magnetic fields at the frequency of 50 Hz.
abstract: Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) have been considered as a possible risk factor for childhood leukemia by several epidemiological studies. In this work the exposure assessment of fetuses at 3, 7 and 9 months of Gestational Age (GA) to differently polarized uniform magnetic fields at the frequency of 50 Hz by means of high resolution numerical models of pregnant women is carried out. This set of models is used to analyze the fetal tissue-specific induced electric fields and current densities as a function of both the incident magnetic field polarization and the GA.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Liorni
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parazzini
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravazzani
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors